Element of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of an element of a shoe upper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of the eyelets, the trapezoids containing the eyelets, the two ovals in the rear-most trapezoid, the three ovals in the center region between the cutouts, the rectangles adjacent the rear edge of the element, the rectangle adjacent the front edge of the element, and the remainder of the shoe is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D317825 July 2, 1991 Rogers
D326354 May 26, 1992 Hatfield
D327162 June 23, 1992 Hatfield
D339449 September 21, 1993 Hatfield
D341703 November 30, 1993 Hatfield et al.
D342600 December 28, 1993 Hatfield et al.
D345253 March 22, 1994 Lucas
D345452 March 29, 1994 Lucas
D347110 May 24, 1994 Hoeft et al.
D355296 February 14, 1995 Greene
D369459 May 7, 1996 Feller
D369460 May 7, 1996 Van Noy
D369896 May 21, 1996 Banik
4447967 May 15, 1984 Zaino
5533279 July 9, 1996 Mitsui et al.
Other references
  • Nike Fall 1998 Footwear Catalog, p. 6, published Dec. 1997. Nike Fall 1998 Footwear Catalog, p. 28, published Dec. 1997. Nike Fall 1998 Footwear Catalog, p. 140, published Dec. 1997. Nike Fall 1996 Footwear Catalog, p. 39, published Dec. 1995. Nike Fall 1996 Footwear Catalog, p. 51, published Dec. 1995. Nike Holiday 1996 Footwear Catalog, p. 27, published Mar. 1996. Nike Spring 1996 Footwear Catalog, p. 40, published Jun. 1995. Nike Fall 1995 Footwear Catalog, p. 31, published Nov. 1994. Nike Fall 1994 Footwear Catalog, p. 8, published Nov. 1993. Nike Fall 1994 Footwear Catalog, p. 56, published Nov. 1993. Nike Spring 1994 Footwear Catalog, p. 44, published Jun. 1993.
Patent History
Patent number: D397855
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Richard D. Clarke (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/82,550
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;